Synonyms for dexterity
dɛkˈstɛr ɪ tidex·ter·i·ty

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1. dexterity

   Adroitness (French à, to, and droit, right) and dexterity (Latin dexter, right, right-hand) might each be rendered "right-handedness;" but adroitness carries more of the idea of eluding, parrying, or checking some hostile movement, or taking advantage of another in controversy; dexterity conveys the idea of doing, accomplishing something readily and well, without reference to any action of others. We speak of adroitness in fencing, boxing, or debate; of dexterity in horsemanship, in the use of tools, weapons, etc. Aptitude (Latin aptus, fit, fitted) is a natural readiness, which by practise may be developed into dexterity. Skill is more exact to line, rule, and method than dexterity. Dexterity can not be communicated, and, oftentimes can not even be explained by its possessor; skill to a very great extent can be imparted; "skilled workmen" in various trades are numbered by thousands. Compare ADDRESS; CLEVER; POWER; SKILFUL.

   Synonyms:
   adroitness, aptitude, cleverness, expertness, readiness, skill

   Preposition:
   Dexterity of hand, of movement, of management; with the pen; in action, in manipulating men; at cards.

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1. dexterity, manual dexterity, sleightnoun

   adroitness in using the hands

   Synonyms:
   manual dexterity, sleight

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1. dexteritynoun

   Synonyms:
   skill, skilfulness, adroitness, expertness, readiness, facility, aptness, aptitude, address, quickness, cleverness, knack, ability, tact, art

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1. dexteritynoun

   Synonyms:
   expertness, skill, adroitness, aptitude, readiness

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1. List of paraphrases for "dexterity":

   agility, skill

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1. Mark Sanford:

   This president probably has more philosophic dexterity than most of the presidents I've dealt with in the past, that makes it a little bit different because typically there is sort of a fixed starting point or a fixed ending point on where an administration might be.

2. Charles Krauthammer:

   They really handle themselves. With dexterity on the stage in the way that nobody else did, i think it’s likely that one of those two will be the one who come up against the outsider and then we’ll see.

3. Maura Horton:

   There aren't many different options for people with limited dexterity, but not everyone functions like an 18-year-old. Some have never functioned at all.

4. The Hollywood Reporter:

   It took less than five minutes into Fox's 'Grease: Live' for director Thomas Kail to throw down the gauntlet, kick it out the door and slam the door shut on just about any future live musicals when it comes to sheer technical dexterity.

5. Filmmaker Evan Briggs:

   It's something that you or I could do in 30 seconds flat, and watching them both try to fumble through with limited dexterity was kind of painful but sweet because they really needed each other to make it happen, you could tell the kids felt, we're doing this together, and we're helping each other, and it's not yet another situation where I'm not big enough.